Unit 1: Explore Space
5th Standard Samacheer Kalvi English (Term 1), Unit 1 is titled "Explore Space". This unit focuses on curiosity, science fiction, and basic grammar concepts like collective nouns and punctuations.
### 1. Prose: Earth – The Desolated Home
This story is set in the year 2068, where humans have destroyed Earth and moved to Mars. A young boy named Arivumathi visits his grandfather on Mars.
Key Lesson: The importance of protecting our Earth and its natural resources today.
Key Vocabulary:
Sol: A Martian day.
Exterminating: Destroying completely.
Capsule: A small case or container.
### 2. Poem: Beyond the Universe
A beautiful poem where the poet imagines flying past the Earth, planets, and the Milky Way to meet the Creator.
Theme: Imagination and the vastness of space.
Rhyming Words: Universe - Mars, Planets - Rings, Beyond - Milky Way.
### 3. Grammar: Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of people or things.
A swarm of bees.
A flock of birds.
A choir of singers.
A herd of cows.
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